Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-11
Needs W. EavOru.

The thoughtful review Of the subject of street
Improvements in The STAR Of this evening has
been read with pleasure, and the result Of the
further researches therein suggested would prove
very interesting and Instructive II made to en-
brace the other appropriate items OF expenditure,
instead OF exclusively the one you selected For
instance, cannot understand why resurfacing
with asphalt at $1.30 per square yard Is less a
street improvement than grading and regulating
OF street TO the established grade is less so than
the cutting down OF one 70 the same grade, or why
In each OF said cases the one Is chaTgeabe as be-
tween the sections and not the other. Three years
ago requested the publication in The STAR OF a
short statement showing that OF the expenditures
Tor street Improvements for the fiscal year 1888,
admitted by the District authorities the north.
east quarter OF the city received the benet OF less
than per cent OF the amount, and that the north
west quarter received more than 80 times as much
thereof as the northeast quarter. But that fact,
at that time, seemed neither to provoke comment
that the subject now is deemed worthy OF consid
GRAFTON. The present basis OF comparison between
the sections is by means perfect, but IT Will be
aseui In exposing Ine uniairness OF us predeces-
WASHINGTON, d. C., october 10, 1857.
TRorrISG AT BRGHTwooD.-Red wilkes won the
1rst OF the trotting races at Brightwood yester-
day. The race was IN mile heats, best three-in-ve
70 harness, and IT took six heats 10 decide IT, Red
Wilkes won the last three, the time for each heat
being 2.491<. Susie e. took second place. There
were but two entries for the second race Little
Billy and Albert; the race won by Lutte Billy
in three straight heats, his time being 3:l7 3:l9
and 3:222-
SUING A PAYMisTER AND HIS BoSpsNANADis-
tr1ct Attorney Worthington has FLED suit for the
United States against Aaron Ii. Nelson and job w.
Angus 10 recover the penalty OF the bond OF the
former as a paymaster In the U. s. Army, and the
latter surety 1t IS alleged that the accounts OF
the former are short s6 which he claims he shoud
be allowed for work done In the settlement OF ac-
counts after he had resigned, and for q years
rations which he claims he was entitled to with
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THE NATIONAL RIFLEs.-At a meeting OF the
National Rifles last evening Mr.. Harry Stamford
was unanimously elected second lieutenant OF the
company, vice keech, transferred TO the veteran
roll Mr.. l. Frank johnson and Theodore X.
Nelson were elected honorary members. Can't.
Oyster announced the death OF one OF its Oldest
honorary members Col. VIM. ii. Boyd Lieuts. Hay
and Evans and Corporal simpson were appointed a
committee 10 draft suitable resolutionse Messrs
c. b. q. Conger, Frank McDermott and Will Way
were awarded gold badges OF veteran membership
for I'VE years continuous service. Lieut. Evans
was elected chairman OF the committee on enter.
talnnients for the coming season, with the pOwer
command decided TO resume its satIrday evening
reunions for the winter, commencing about No
vember ID; also TO give three fuldress receptions
one each In January, February and March
A RECEPTION AND BANQUET TO DIX. DosoHuE.-
Tue members OF the Department OF the Potomac,
@. A. K, gave a reception and banquet at the
Hotel Belvedere last evening TO Dr. Florence Dono-
hue, the newly-eected snrgeon-general OF the
hotel were thronged with members OF the G. A. X
delegation from the Woman's Relief Corps called
during the evening and through Mrs Gen. Me-
MILAN rendered congratulations OF the corps. At
the banquet table Mr.. &. p. Lincoln presided as
master OF ceremonies. ToastS were responded To
BY Gen. Burdett, Department Commander Burke,
DIR. Granger, District Attorney Worthington, Capt
Edgar. and Messrs. Mckeever, Taylor. and Lacey,
and the guest OF the evening, DR.. D0n0hue.
Official Analysis.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
The Fish Commissioners have done excellent
work In their line, but they have never got any
thing like sufficient credit for it all Perhaps you
don't know that even SUCH a small thing as the
water for the nsh TO live In Is carefully analysed
and by regular nrm OF analysts, VINO hand In
their certificates on the subject, practically under
oath. met a man the other Qay who used TO be
With a firm who had this duty to perform. They
always got well paid for IL, TOO.
ARD you had 70 analyze the water?"
"les."
"And how did you do 1T"
I'VE Kept three or four ffSh When the Com
misSiOIers sent In the water TO be analysed we
put the sh In 1t. II the sh died We reported that